Kyiv vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$367
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
70
62
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 17% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6536th and 7206th ($760 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Belarus, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 4566th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760